The Danish government has announced the allocation of more than $1. 5 billion for the defense of Greenland. The decision comes after Trump reiterated the need for the US to own the Arctic territory.
The National Qualifications Agency of Ukraine has registered the professional standard “Military Registration Officer”. The document defines the requirements for military registration specialists at all Ukrainian enterprises.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced the appearance of Santa's sleigh over Ukraine. Santa Claus is making a Christmas trip from the North Pole on a sleigh with nine reindeer.
Salome Zurabishvili announced the creation of a council to prepare for new parliamentary elections. The President warned the Georgian Dream that if no agreement is reached by December 29, the regime will collapse.
A ballistic missile strike on a residential building in Kryvyi Rih injured 15 people. Ten were hospitalized, four of them in serious condition.
A ballistic missile hit a 4-storey residential building in Kryvyi Rih, injuring 14 people, including a child. One person died, and rescue operations are ongoing.
Human Rights Watch reported massive violations of the rights of peaceful protesters by the Georgian authorities. Human rights activists recorded numerous cases of beatings, torture and ill-treatment of detainees.
The government has automatically extended existing reservations for mobilization for one month due to a cyberattack on state registers. The decision applies to reservations that were valid as of December 19, 2024.
An unknown person threw a bottle with a flammable mixture under a car near the Arbat police station. The attacker, who turned out to be a victim of phone scams, was detained.
In Kryvyi Rih, 11 people, including a 16-year-old girl, were injured after a rocket attack on a residential building. Three of the wounded are in serious condition, seven are hospitalized.
The Kyiv RMA is developing an interactive map of the region's barrier-free accessibility with accessibility indices. The region implemented all 25 measures of the National Strategy for Barrier-Free Space.
Units of the 70th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Federation lose entire platoons during attempts to storm the right bank of the Kherson region. Due to the incompetence of their commanders and significant losses, the Russian military are turning to ATES in droves, looking for ways to survive.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry criticized Slovak Prime Minister Fico's visit to Moscow and his energy policy. The ministry emphasized the importance of abandoning Russian energy carriers and diversifying supplies for European security.
The President of Ukraine met with the newly appointed ambassadors of China, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia. They discussed trade, energy support and military assistance.
Mykyta Vasylenko, a lecturer at the Kyiv National University, made unethical statements about peacekeepers and Ukrainian women. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the Ministry of Education and Science, the university, and the SBU to investigate the situation.
The Pechersk Court of Kyiv extended the detention of Roman Hrynkevych until January 21, 2025. The bail for the suspect in supplying low-quality clothing to the Armed Forces was reduced to UAH 302 million.
A massive drone attack continues in the Rostov region of Russia, with the Millerovo airfield allegedly being the target. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defense systems probably shot down 9 Ukrainian drones.
A man with four previous convictions attacked a serviceman in Odesa, stabbing him with a knife and stealing his personal belongings. Police detained the attacker the next day and seized the stolen property.
Three children aged 3, 5, and 7 were poisoned by an unknown substance while their mother was doing household chores. Despite medical efforts, all the children died, and the police are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy.
According to preliminary data, the number of killed and wounded DPRK soldiers in the Kursk region exceeds 3,000. The President warned of the risks of further increasing military aid from North Korea to Russia.
Enemy drones were spotted in the sky over Kyiv region, and air defense forces are working. Strike UAVs are moving from the east in the direction of Boryspil and Brovary.
For the first time in history, UNESCO will use a “special monitoring” mechanism to assess the damage to the State Industrial Complex in Kharkiv. This will help to record the damage, determine the scope of restoration work and hold Russia accountable.
China has provided documents in the case of damaged submarine cables in the Baltic Sea and invited European countries to investigate. The Yi Peng 3 vessel, which was under suspicion, resumed operations after a month's downtime.
French authorities have applied strict controls imposed for the Olympics to visitors to Christmas fairs. Human rights activists and lawyers have criticized the increased use of administrative surveillance of people without criminal records.
Paratroopers set up a Christmas tree made of military materials near a stele at the entrance to Donetsk region. The tree was decorated with patriotic ribbons and the chevron of the airborne brigade.
Duplicate information in Russian has been removed from railway tickets in Ukraine. Information is now provided in Ukrainian and English, which is a step towards European integration.
A Ukrainian citizen born in 1972 was injured at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. The woman is in serious condition in a German clinic, and consuls are providing the necessary assistance.
The Albanian government will block access to TikTok for one year starting in January. The decision was made after a deadly fight between teenagers near a school in Tirana, provoked by a conflict on social media.
Orbán has proposed a scheme under which the gas would be supplied to Ukraine as Hungarian gas, not Russian gas. Hungary is negotiating with both sides to preserve the transit route after 2024.
Queues have formed at most checkpoints on Ukraine's western border. The longest queue is observed at Krakivets-Korchova - 240 cars and 25 buses.
